What are the white spots on my sons 2 front teeth? Is it a mineral deficiency?

There are a couple things that could have caused these white areas:

1. Infection or something else during tooth development (trauma, etc.) could have disrupted enamel formation.

2. Fluorosis, or the ingestion of too much fluoride (if not well regulated in your area), could also cause such staining (again, this is at the time of tooth formation, which was years ago).

In either case, without seeing it, it is unlikely that the teeth are in immediate danger if it is not due to decay as you attest. Your dentist will be able to help you with the situation when you see him/her next month, but it sounds like the teeth are not in immediate danger (merely, they most likely are only a cosmetic problem). Good luck!

Bort is right, 100%. I'm just agreeing with him. He must also be a dentist.

My bet is that they relate to an early childhood trauma or illness, since you do not mention any other teeth. If he bumped his baby teeth, the roots of the baby teeth may have bumped into the developing permanent tooth while the enamel was still forming. This will leave a mark.

If they can't be just polished off - as they are sometimes very superficial - they can probably be easily masked with some bonding material.

Those are decalcification spots.

If he's brushing often and well, then the cause is more likely fluoride deficiency or he's taking in too many carbohydrates - the white, starchy kind like potatoes, rice, pure sugar, etc. OR...he's drinking too many soft drinks - or both.

That's how he got them, but not sure how to get rid of them. Cut down on the above-mentioned stuff to prevent more....and ask the dentist when you see him/her.

Young children usually develop white spots on their teeth as they are developing. Check with your dentist to be sure it isn't something else, like excessive flouride intake or a vitamin deficiency.

And? I don't think mine had lost any teeth at that age. Just still having the small baby front teeth makes them appear to have younger "facial features". It is a non-issue. The later he gets his second teeth the better.

Bort know what he is talking about. I see this sort of thing all the time. Not seeing your dentist until august won't be a problem.

Take hin to a dentist instead of asking a bunch of dummies on Yahoo!

oh, that's noting that just meas that he drinks a lot of milk but you should still go to your dentist and ask him/her

too much fluoride in either your cleanings or in your drinking water digested.

... i believe it is called fluoroditis or something...too much fluoride....